Wednesday, October 9, 2013

For some travelling by train
is most enjoyable……… and those of us who enjoy train travel – would sure have
got down and relished the place, food, and … more at this famous Railway
station – where trains perforce stop for a longer while…. With my personal
experience of landing so many times in the dead of night – I thought this
perhaps was the biggest of them all, at lest in India…. but that is not to be.

Earlier known as Bezawada, Vijayawada is a
Commercial city with a hot climate – you can feel the heat as the train enters
this region ~ Indian Railways has assigned the station code - "BZA". This politically active city is well connected
by road, air and more specifically by rail. It is a major Railway junction located in
South Central Railway. Trains from
Tamilnadu towards Hyderabad pass through ~
trains to Howrah
& beyond; the National Capital and beyond – all have to compulsorily pass through
this Junction. The station has 10
platforms and is one of the busiest with more than 250 express and 150 freight
trains passing through it. The station
was constructed in 1888 when the Southern Maharatta Railway's main eastward
route was connected with other lines going through Vijayawada. By some accounts, an average of
70,000 people board different trains each day and an equal number of commuters
exit trains at the station.

Miles away is Gorakhpur
~ a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, near the border
with Nepal.
The city is also home to many historic Buddhist sites and the Gita Press, a
publisher of Hindu religious texts. It is also the headquarters of North
Eastern Railways. It is named after the ascetic Guru Gorakshnath a saint who
popularized “Hath Yoga” a form of yoga which concentrates on mastering natural
power. The GorakhnathTemple is a
major tourist attraction in the city of Gorakhpur.
According to Vedic writings, the earliest known monarch ruling over this region
with his capital at Ayodhya was Iksvaku, founder of the Solar dynasty, of which
Lord Rama was a descendent. The entire region was an important centre of Aryan
culture and civilization, a part of the famous kingdoms of Koshala and many
others that followed.

Gautama Buddha was born at Kapilavastu in Nepal, renounced his princely clothing at the
confluence of the rivers Rapti and Rohini, near Gorakhpur. The city is also associated with
the travels of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. Gorakhpur came under direct British control
in 1803. It was one of the major centers of the 1857 uprising, and later played
a major role in theIndian independence movement. Its tryst
with Indian freedom struggle will soon find a separate post…..

Now Gorakhpur
is in news as after re-modelling of the
station yard of Gorakhpur Junction, the city is having the world's longest
railway platform. It is stated that till
now Kharagpur was the longest platform with its length of 1,074 metres. Gorakhpur will be more
than 1,300 metres. The signalling system of the station is being modernised
leading to rescheduling of several trains till October 6. The doubling of railway lines between Lucknow
and Chhapra will be completed by March next year while an alternate rail route
between Gorakhpur and Gonda will be available by year end after completion of
gauge conversion between Barhni-Gonda and Gonda-Behraich.

Recently, the Gorakhpur railway station became the proud
owner world's longest home platform on Sunday after GM, NER, KK Atal
inaugurated the remodelled Gorakhpur Yard. The remodelling work was completed
on war-footing within the scheduled time. With the inauguration of the
remodelled yard, Gorakhpur
now has a platform measuring 1366.33 metres with ramp. With this achievement, the NER has also
secured a place in the Limca Book of Records. The achievement of the Gorakhpur station would
also be incorporated in the Guinness Book of World Records. The postal
department too is likely to release a special cover to mark the achievement.

Newspaper reports state that after inaugurating
the newly installed route relay interlocking system, the GM also flagged off
12555 Gorakhdham Express (Gorakhpur
to Hisar). Later, talking to reporters, Atal, said, "I congratulate the
people of Gorakhpur
on getting the privilege of world's longest railway platform in the city. Hail the construction and achievement of Gorakhpur…

The earlier record holder Kharagpur is an
industrial town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. Kharagpur has one
of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology. Kharagpur Junction came up
in 1898-99.

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Very nice blog! In Gorakhpur, there are multiple destinations for visiting where you can reach by car rental or taxi services like Gorakhnath Temple, City Mall, Railway Museum, Kushmi Forest, Gita Vatika, Neernikunj Water Park, Vidyavasini Park, Indra Bal Vihar Park and veer bahadur singh planetarium etc. You can rent a car for roaming at all the worth visiting places in Gorakhpur. You can also hire a taxi for railway transfer, airport transfer and for local & outstation visit.